Robert Earnshaw caught up in missile attack

 
21 November 2012

Cardiff striker Robert Earnshaw has spoken of the dramatic moment he was forced to flee a training session because of an attack on Tel Aviv.

The 31-year-old Wales international is on loan at Maccabi Tel Aviv and found himself caught up in the violence which has flared up in the region over recent days.

He told The Sun a siren went off as he and his team-mates were training when a missile was aimed at the city.

He said: "The foreign boys like me did not have a clue what was going on until the local Israeli boys were shouting and screaming at us, 'Come in, come in, come in. You have to take shelter'.

"Apparently you've got about 60 seconds to take cover. When they tell you that - and you hear the word 'missiles' mentioned - you move pretty fast!

"I was just thinking, 'My God, what's happening here?' Then literally 30-60 seconds after the sirens sounded there was a massive bang and an explosion."

Of the attack, which Earnshaw said was the first on Tel Aviv in 21 years, he added: "That was my first experience of the conflict and it's not something a boy from South Wales can easily get used to.

"I used to think that Cardiff on a night out could get a bit lively. I can assure you it's a lot livelier out here in Tel Aviv right now!"

The latest bout of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants has claimed dozens of lives since flaring up a week ago.

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